Keyboard Shortcuts + Mouse & Trackpad Input

Flux's Shortcuts v2

Key Combiner virtual keyboard

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- this is now out of date.

Modifier Keys

Modifier Keys

Mac Key

Windows Key

Use

⌘

Ctrl

Primary modifier

⇧

Shift

Secondary modifier. Takes whatever the action was and alters it. E.g. L to switch layers one direction, ⇧ L to switch in the other direction

⌥

Alt

Tertiary modifier. Also our “go” modifier

⌃

🙅

Avoid. No matching key on Windows

🙅

Windows Key

Avoid. Generally off limits for applications and no matching key on Mac

There are no rows in this table

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Correct order for modifier keys

On both Mac and Windows, the correct order is

Meta, Control, Alt, Shift, Command, [letter]

Flux Keyboard Shortcuts

Flux Keyboard Shortcuts

Category

Action

Mac

Windows

Description

Notes

Status in Code

Testing Status

General

Create New Project

⌥ N

Alt N

Branch

Chrome Mac

Clone Current Project

⌥ D

Maybe ⌥ ⇧ N ?

Alt D

Maybe Alt Shift N ?

We removed this shortcut from prod to prevent a collision with Align Right. If we want it back, it’ll need a new mapping.

Branch

Chrome Mac

Publish Project as Part / Publish Changes

⌘ P

Ctrl P

Existing

Chrome Mac

Revert Project Version

⇧ ⌘ S

Ctrl Shift S

Branch

Chrome Mac

Insert Comment

Existing

Chrome Mac

Browser Zoom In

⌥ ⌘ +

Ctrl Alt +

Browser Zoom Out

⌥ ⌘ -

Ctrl Alt -

This is how Figma does it.

Cancel Current Action

Esc

Branch

Chrome Mac

Open Keyboard Shortcuts

⌘ /

Ctrl /

Safari co-opts ⌘ / . Can we override Safari?

Branch

Chrome Mac

Close Comments

Esc

Just hide this. Duh.

Branch

Chrome Mac

View

Show/Hide UI

⌘ .

Ctrl .

Hide/show

Presently doesn’t work in Mac/Safari or Chrome.

Branch

Show/Hide Collaborative Cursors

⇧ ⌘ .

Ctrl Shift .

Previously “Toggle Collaborative Cursors Visibility”

Branch

Show/Hide Comments

⇧ C

Shift C

Previously “Toggle Comments Visibility”

Branch

Show/Hide All Pin Labels

⇧ P

Shift P

Open/Close the Feedback Drawer

⌥ F

Alt F

The bottom drawer with Problems and Comments

Branch

Open/Close the Layer List

⌥ L

Alt L

Previously “Toggle the visibility of the layer view controller in PCB mode”

Branch

Flip Viewport to Front/Back

⌥ ⇧ F

Alt Shift F

Option is the “Go” modifier

I don’t think there’s a hotkey for this action today in Flux. If it’s easy to wire up, it’d be nice to have it. Today, the action is triggered from the FAB in the upper right of PCB Mode.

Focus a Copper Layer

L then 1-n

(where n = the number of stackup layers)

L then 1-n

(where n = the number of stackup layers)

Arpeggio

Focus Top or Bottom Overlay

L then O or ⇧ O

L then O or Shift O

Arpeggio

Focus Top or Bottom Solder Paste

L then P or ⇧ P

L then P or Shift P

Arpeggio

Focus Top or Bottom Solder Mask

L then M or ⇧ M

L then M or Shift M

Arpeggio

Focus Off

L then ESC

Arpeggio

Hide a Copper Layer

H then 1-n

(where n = the number of stackup layers)

H then 1-n

(where n = the number of stackup layers)

Arpeggio

Hide Top or Bottom Overlay

H then O or ⇧ O

H then O or Shift O

Arpeggio

Hide Top or Bottom Solder Paste

H then P or ⇧ P

H then P or Shift P

Arpeggio

Hide Top or Bottom Solder Mask

H then M or ⇧ M

H then M or Shift M

Arpeggio

Hide Off

H then ESC

Arpeggio

Edit

Undo

⌘ Z

Ctrl Z

Local

Redo

⇧ ⌘ Z

Ctrl Shift Z

Local

Delete

Backspace or

Delete

Backspace or Delete

Local

Copy

⌘ C

Ctrl C

Local

Copy Properties

⌥ ⇧ ⌘ C

Ctrl Alt Shift C

Local

Copy Layout Rules

⇧ ⌘ C

Ctrl Shift C

Local

Cut

⌘ X

Ctrl X

Local

Paste

⌘ V

Ctrl V

Local

Duplicate

⌘ D

Ctrl D

Duplicate with Drag

⌥ Drag

Alt Drag

Exclude from V2

Rename

⌘ Return

Ctrl Enter

Local

Edit Part

⌘ E

Ctrl E

Local

Publish Selection as Part

⇧ ⌘ P

Ctrl Shift P

Local

Assign Part to Hotkey

⇧ 1

⇧ 2

⇧ 3

⇧ 4

⇧ 5

Shift 1

Shift 2

Shift 3

Shift 4

Shift 5

Local

Insert Part from Hotkey

Is the category Edit because it’s sort of a copy and paste?

Local

Navigation

Navigate Left

←

Existing

Navigate Up

↑

Existing

Navigate Right

→

Existing

Navigate Down

↓

Existing

Pan

Spacebar Drag

Local

Zoom In

+ or

⌘ +

+ or

Ctrl +

Zoom Out

- or

⌘ -

- or

Ctrl -

Zoom to Fit All or Selection

0 better matches other software

Assign current viewport position to hotkey

⇧ 6

⇧ 7

⇧ 8

⇧ 9

Shift 6

Shift 7

Shift 8

Shift 9

Recall saved viewport position

Find part

⌘ F

Ctrl F

Open Schematic

G then S

Arpeggio

Open Code

G then C

Arpeggio

Open PCB

G then P

Arpeggio

Open BOM

G then B

Obviously doesn’t exist yet

Arpeggio

Open Library

G then L

Arpeggio

Open Objects

G then O

Arpeggio

Open Rules

G then R

Arpeggio

Click or drag to zoom

Z Click

⇧ Z Click

Z Click

Shift Z Click

This is how Illustrator and Figma do it. Hold Z and the cursor becomes a plus.

Ignore in v2

Selection

Select All

⌘ A

Ctrl A

Deselect All

⇧ ⌘ A or ESC

Ctrl Shift A or ESC

Multi-Select

⇧ Click

Shift Click

Multi-Select Items From Object List (PCB Editor)

⌘ Click

Ctrl Click

Deep Select

⌘ Click

Ctrl Click

Select a child of a parent

Deep Select Within a Rectangle

⌘ Drag

Ctrl Drag

Range Select From Object List (PCB Editor)

⇧ Click

Shift Click

First click an object, and this will define the beginning of the range.

Hold the ⇧ and click on another object as the end of the range

Then, all objects from the beginning to the end will be selected.

Transform

Nudge Left

←

Branch

Nudge Up

↑

Branch

Nudge Right

→

Branch

Nudge Down

↓

Branch

Nudge Minor Step Left

⇧ ←

Shift ←

Branch

Nudge Minor Step Up

⇧ ↑

Shift ↑

Branch

Nudge Minor Step Right

⇧ →

Shift →

Branch

Nudge Minor Step Down

⇧ ↓

Shift ↓

Branch

Rotate Right

]

Branch

Rotate Left

[

Branch

Rotate Right Individually

⇧ ]

Shift ]

Branch

Rotate Left Individually

⇧ [

Shift [

Branch

Flip Horizontally

The shortcuts for this pair should be different. Rotate doesn’t require a modifier, so neither should flip horizontal. Also, rotate uses a common axis by default. So Flip on individual axis should be the modified action. Also, let’s combine this action with Flip the ‘L’ of a route.

Branch

Flip Horizontally Individually

⇧ F

Shift F

Branch

Axis-Aligned Drag

⇧ Drag

Shift Drag

Snaps the movement to the nearest axis

Branch

Lock

⇧ L

Shift L

Prevents further modification of an object

How about ⇧ L?

Others are taken:

⌘ L is browser focus address bar

⌥ L opens the LVC

L is an arpeggio

Transform (PCB only)

Flip Layer

Moves the selected object to the opposite side of the Layout. Also, we use L which traverses layers in different ways depending on the context.

Hide layer

Requires new functionality. Exclude from v2.

Toggle focus on/off

⌥ ⇧ F

Alt Shift F

Turn on or off Focus for the last focused layer

Requires new functionality. Exclude from v2.

Arrange

Align Left

⌥ A

Alt A

From Figma. Changed name

Align Right

⌥ D

Alt D

From Figma. Changed name

Align Horizontal Centers

⌥ H

Alt H

From Figma. Changed name

Align Top

⌥ W

Alt W

From Figma. Changed name

Align to Bottom

⌥ S

Alt S

From Figma. Changed name

Align Vertical Centers

⌥ V

Alt V

From Figma. Changed name

Space Evenly

Measure Distance

⌥

Alt

Planned for the future. Would display measurements dynamically from the selected object or cursor.

Requires new functionality. Skip in v2.

Measure Distance

Displays a line from the origin to the cursor with a read out of the distance

Hackathon project Q1 2023

Connect on Schematic

Start Drawing a Wire

Double Click the Canvas or

Click a Terminal

Double Click the Canvas or

Click a Terminal

We might need to alter the Keyboard Shortcut dialog to account for these more pedantic strings. Maybe just a wider first column?

Create a Wire Elbow

Click

Finish Drawing a Wire

Double Click the Canvas or

Click a Terminal or

ESC

Double Click the Canvas or

Click a Terminal or

ESC

Auto Connect

⇧ D

Shift D

New name

Connect on PCB

Start Drawing a Trace

Click the white dot on a Pad or the end of a Trace

Create a Trace Elbow

Click

End Drawing a Trace

Click the white dot on a Pad or a Trace or

ESC

Click the white dot on a Pad or a Trace or

ESC

Flip Trace Elbow Direction

Flips the position of the chamfer in the current segment

Cycle Through Preferred Trace Width

Landing shortly from a PR Matthias is working on

Cycle Backwards Through Preferred Trace Width

⇧ W

Landing shortly from a PR Matthias is working on

Draw Traces at Any Angle

⇧

Shift

Hold Shift to draw a trace at any angle. Otherwise, traces are drawn at 45°.

Toggle Trace Shape

🙅

Toggles between straight and the appropriate arc shape for the current segment.

Remove from prod. Feature doesn’t exist.

Cursor

Context menu

Right Click or

⌃ Click

Right Click

Exclude from v2

Zoom

Trackpad: pinch

Magic Mouse: ⌘ Scroll

Two button mouse: ⌘ Scroll-wheel

Needs research

We shouldn’t use ⌃Scroll for Magic Mouse - this conflicts with an accessibility zoom feature on Mac. Let’s use ⌘Scroll instead.

Exclude from v2

Pan

Trackpad: Two finger scroll

Magic Mouse: One finger scroll

Two button mouse: Scroll-wheel up & down, ⇧ Scroll-wheel for left & right

Needs research

Exclude from v2

Internal

Open Perf Stats Panel

⌃ ⌥ S

Ctrl Alt S

This opens a special performance stats panel that is only to be used internally

Will conflict with Revert Project Version. Eng needs to pick a new shortcut.

Switch to Prod, release and localhost

⌃ ⌥ P

Ctrl Alt P

Goes to flux.ai, or other domains

Conflicts with existing shortcut for Convert Selection to Part.

Switch to Release

⌃ ⌥ R

Ctrl Alt R

Conflicts with Hard Refresh on Chrome/Mac.

Switch to Localhost

⌃ ⌥ I

Ctrl Alt I

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